A roach that fell from the ceiling “onto an inspector’s iPad,” “uncooked rooster particles” in a handwashing sink and “water from the staff’ bathroom backing up by means of ground” had been among the many violations that quickly shut 11 South Florida eating places and one meals truck final week.
The Solar Sentinel usually highlights restaurant inspections carried out by the Florida Division of Enterprise and Skilled Regulation in Broward and Palm Seashore counties. We cull by means of inspections that occur weekly and highlight locations ordered shut for “high-priority violations,” reminiscent of improper meals temperatures or lifeless cockroaches.
Any restaurant that fails a state inspection should keep closed till it passes a follow-up. When you spot a doable violation and want to file a grievance, contact Florida DBPR. (However please don’t contact us: The Solar Sentinel doesn’t examine eating places.)
BROWARD COUNTY
La Gourmandize Island Restaurant
7108 Pembroke Highway, Miramar
Ordered shut: July 24
Why: Seven violations (three high-priority), together with:
- 11 reside roaches “crawling on wall behind unplugged fridge in kitchen,” “beneath case of plantains subsequent to triple sink,” “beneath chair subsequent to money register” and “on ground of dry storage.”
- “Worker, after switching from uncooked to ready-to-eat [food], washed fingers with no cleaning soap.”
- “Bag of carrots saved on ground in kitchen.”
Standing: Reopened July 25 after a follow-up inspection discovered two fundamental violations.
La Tia Restaurant
7100 Pembroke Highway, Suite A, Miramar
Ordered shut: July 25
Why: 9 violations (three high-priority), together with:
- One lifeless rodent “beneath [double-door] freezer in kitchen.”
- 18 rodent droppings in kitchen areas together with “inside drawer subsequent to malanga,” “subsequent to range,” “beneath rack with clear dishes and containers,” in addition to “subsequent to water heater in dry storage space in a separate room.”
- Cease sale ordered for cheese and cooked oxtails, rice and rooster “because of temperature abuse.”
- “Wall between triple sink and range dirty in kitchen.”
Standing: Reopened later the identical day after a second go to discovered two intermediate violations. A follow-up inspection was required.
Founey Caribbean Bar & Grill
6252 Pembroke Highway, Miramar
Ordered shut: July 23
Why: 12 violations (three high-priority), together with:
- 37 rodent droppings within the kitchen “beneath steam desk,” “in entrance of triple sink” and “in dry storage space.”
- “Worker, after sweeping, washed fingers with no cleaning soap and proceeded to deal with clear containers to retailer cooked meals.”
- “No cleaning soap offered at handwash sink in kitchen.”
- “Water leaking from faucet deal with in triple sink.”
Standing: Reopened July 24 after a follow-up inspection discovered six violations (one high-priority).
fifth Factor Indian Grill
1325 S. Powerline Highway, Pompano Seashore
Ordered shut: July 24
Why: 21 violations (eight high-priority), together with:
- About 5 rodent droppings “on prime of dishwasher.”
- About two reside roaches “crawling on ground.”
- About 25 lifeless roaches “on ground caught in sticky entice” and “on ground” in kitchen space.
- About 25 roach excrement droppings “on wall in kitchen by clear storage rack.”
- About 55 reside flies “in kitchen space, touchdown on unwashed onions, slicing boards, clear utensils and flip-top coolers,” “in dishwashing room, touchdown on clear dishes” and “in bar space.”
- About 20 lifeless flies on sticky tape located “over flip-top coolers and desk used for prepping meals.”
- Cease sale ordered for “a can of puréed tomatoes with a big dent on the seam.”
- Cease sale ordered for vegetable and lamb samosas, cooked rooster, cooked goat and cooked rice with greens “because of temperature abuse.”
- “Noticed in dishwashing space a number of clear dishes with outdated labels hooked up to them.”
- “Noticed in each walk-in coolers a number of totally different containers of meals left uncovered.”
Standing: Reopened July 25 after a follow-up go to discovered no violations.
Pinolandia
273 N. College Drive, Pembroke Pines
Ordered shut: July 23
Why: 16 violations (six high-priority), together with:
- “Worker modified gloves after dealing with uncooked rooster and went to different process portioning ready meals merchandise with out washing fingers first.”
- “Staff’ purses on prime of canned and dry items on again storage cabinets.”
- “Worker cellphones on prime of microwave in kitchen.”
- Time/temperature points concerned fried rooster, fried plantains, rice, grilled pork, fried cheese, stewed beef, beans, cooked yuca and uncooked marinated beef.
- “In storage-area Dukers reach-in cooler, container of cooked beef and pork uncovered.”
Standing: Reopened July 24 after a second go to discovered one intermediate violation.
Madame Erick’s Kitchen
6047 Miramar Parkway, Miramar
Ordered shut: July 21
Why: 9 violations (two high-priority), together with:
- “Water from staff’ bathroom backing up by means of ground inflicting standing water in entrance of exit door subsequent to water heater in kitchen. Space can’t be remoted from kitchen. Staff dragging wastewater by means of kitchen.”
- “Flooring space(s) coated with standing water” together with “beneath triple sink in kitchen,” “in entrance of staff’ toilet in kitchen” and “in staff’ toilet.”
- “Worker washed fingers with no cleaning soap and proceeded to chop tomatoes.”
- Time/temperature situation concerned cooked pork “ready onsite and held greater than 24 hours [and] not correctly date marked.”
Standing: Reopened July 22 after a follow-up inspection discovered one fundamental violation.
Tropical Vibes Caribbean Restaurant
6033 Miramar Parkway, Miramar
Ordered shut: July 21
Why: 15 violations (4 high-priority), together with:
- “Institution working with no potable working water.”
- Cease sale ordered for cooked white rice, cooked rice and beans, pikliz, and cooked spinach and meat.
- Time/temperature situation additionally concerned cooked liver.
- “Worker with no hair restraint whereas partaking in meals preparation.”
Standing: Reopened later that day after a second go to discovered two intermediate and fundamental violations.
PALM BEACH COUNTY
La Rosa Monja Blanca
913 Lake Ave., Lake Value Seashore
Ordered shut: July 25
Why: 5 violations (three high-priority), together with:
- About 14 reside roaches “in reach-in, three-door cooler” getting used for storage, “above dry storage rack by three-compartment sink,” “on wall in and round electrical wiring” and on ceiling “above three-door, reach-in cooler.”
- “In walk-in cooler, uncooked shell eggs saved over uncooked beef.”
- “In kitchen, noticed roach droppings on wall surrounding electrical wiring by storage rack and reach-in, three-door cooler.”
Standing: Reopened July 26 after a follow-up go to discovered no violations.
El Jalapeño (meals truck)
Ordered shut: July 24
Why: Six violations (three high-priority), together with:
- About 33 reside roaches, together with one which “fell from ceiling onto inspector’s iPad,” and others “strolling on ground in between steam desk and flip-top cooler” and “beneath three-compartment sink subsequent to wastewater tank.”
- About 13 lifeless roaches “inside storage cupboard for single-service gadgets,” “inside AC unit on ceiling” and “beneath three-compartment sink.”
- Time/temperature situation concerned refried beans.
- Meals truck “flooring has rusted away with holes by means of the ground making exterior floor seen from inside.”
- “Worker dealt with gasoline can and, with out washing fingers, dealt with dried chilis.”
Standing: Closed July 25 after a follow-up go to discovered two fundamental violations. Reopened later that day after a third inspection discovered one fundamental violation.
Sabor Latino Restaurant
1500 Gateway Blvd., Suite 100, Boynton Seashore
Ordered shut: July 23
Why: Eight violations (one high-priority), together with:
- Eight reside roaches “on the ground beneath oven subsequent at hand sink at cook dinner line,” “on the within wall of rubbish can in entrance of steam desk,” “on the ground in entrance of prep desk” and “on the within door body of reach-in freezer beneath horchata machine at entrance to cook dinner line.”
- “Inside oven dirty with chip particles.”
- “Moist wiping fabric not saved in sanitizing resolution between makes use of at entrance line.”
- “Ceiling/ceiling tiles/vents dirty with accrued grease, mud or mold-like substance to the best of ice machine.”
Standing: Reopened July 24 after a follow-up inspection discovered no violations.
Sbarro
10300 Forest Hill Blvd., Suite 102, Wellington
Ordered shut: July 22
Why: 4 violations (three high-priority), together with:
- About 11 reside roaches “crawling on the ground on preparation space by again door beneath cabinets holding single-service gadgets and likewise on dish rack inverted used to maintain containers with salt off the ground.”
- Time/temperature points concerned rooster wings and tomato salad.
- “Pizza cook dinner grabbed rubbish can, soiled apron, and saved partaking [in] meals preparation.”
Standing: Closed on July 23 after a follow-up inspection discovered one high-priority violation. Reopened later that day after a third go to discovered no violations.
The Rock Irish Pub
614 Lake Ave., Lake Value Seashore
Ordered shut: July 21
Why: 12 violations (six high-priority), together with:
- Greater than 35 rodent droppings “on prime of dish machine” and “at storage closet.”
- “At walk-in cooler, uncooked rooster saved over beer bottles.”
- “At reach-in cooler, uncooked shell eggs saved over uncooked fish.”
- Time/temperature points concerned rooster kabobs, cheese, uncooked rooster and meatloaf.
- “At kitchen, handwashing sink used for different functions as evident by uncooked rooster particles in sink.”
Standing: Reopened July 22 after a follow-up go to discovered one fundamental violation.
